Comparison

PocketChop vs Beatmeat

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PocketChop

Features
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PocketChop allows you to catch sounds and turn them into loops. Load a song (or record a sound), slice it into chops, and play them instantly on a 16-pad grid. Record patterns with a built-in sequencer, shape every pad with attack, release, filter and level, and add delay, reverb and pitch — all in a fast, focused interface designed for the way you actually make beats. Features: • Waveform chopping — drag to slice, pinch to zoom, up to 16 chops per sample • 24 velocity-fast pads with per-pad ADSR, low-pass filter, level, delay, reverb and pitch • Record your full mix to M4A, or capture raw audio with the built-in field recorder • Sessions — save your chops, patterns and settings and pick up where you left off • MIDI & Bluetooth connectivity: use your physical MIDI device to play • Scenes: save multiple sequences and chops from the same sample, choose the best • Export individual chops as audio files • Dark and light themes • Built natively for iPhone and iPad No account. No subscription. Audio stays on device.

About

Beatmeat

Features
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Beatmeat turns beat scenes into a tactile pad instrument. Pick a scene and tap the coloured pads to fire drum hits, loops and guitar stabs — everything is quantised to the beat, so it stays tight no matter how you play. Each scene is a little performance surface: one-shot pads, sample clusters and step sequencers, all tuned to a track. Hold a sequence pad to run a looping pattern, stack layers on top, and play along in real time. New scenes arrive over the air, so your library grows without waiting for app updates — and everything is cached for offline play. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Just tap and play.

Screenshots

PocketChop4 screens
Beatmeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Beatmeat at 15.0 against PocketChop's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
PocketChop versus Beatmeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocketChopBeatmeat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabio AntonucciIvan Melnyk

In-app purchases

None

PocketChop

No in-app purchases

None

Beatmeat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PocketChop free?
PocketChop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beatmeat free?
Beatmeat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PocketChop or Beatmeat have ads?
Neither PocketChop nor Beatmeat shows ads.

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